2. WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM?
“Economic, social and
environmental aspects of
sustainable development must
include the interests of all
stakeholders including indigenous
people, local communities, visitors,
industry and government”

3. BRUNTLAND REPORT(1987)
“sustainability - meeting
the needs of the present
generation without
compromising the ability
of future generations to
meet their own needs”

4. Raise
Awareness
How can you
help the
development
of sustainable
tourism?
Understand the
concepts
sustainability
What are the
roles and
responsibilities
of tourists?
Understand the
importance of
sustainable
tourism

6. SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES: THE FIVE CORE
PRINCIPLES
• The material domain: constitutes the basis for regulating the flow of
materials and energy that underlie existence.
• The economic domain: provides a guiding framework for creating
and managing wealth.

7. CONTINUE
• The domain of life: provides the basis for appropriate behaviour in
the biosphere.
• The social domain: provides the basis for social interactions.
• The spiritual domain: identifies the necessary attitudinal orientation
and provides the basis for a universal code of ethics.

8. Sustainability as vital to the life of the tourism industry.
• SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES REFER TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL,
ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT. A SUITABLE BALANCE MUST BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN
THESE THREE DIMENSIONS TO GUARANTEE ITS LONG-TERM
SUSTAINABILITY.

9. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM HAS THE POWER
TCREATE CHANGE
ON A GLOBAL SCALE.
•
Preserve destinations for generations to come
•
Safeguard our cultural and environmental heritage
•
Promote social equality
•
Energize new markets to travel to the destination
•
Revitalize local communities
•
Create jobs along the rich value chain
•
Keep tourism dollars within destinations
•
Help businesses reduce costs

10. TYPES OF SUSTAINABILITY
• CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
• SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
• ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY
• ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY

11. CULTURAL SUSTAINABITY
• Ability of people to retain or adapt elements of their
culture that makes them different. It is also refers to
retaining a degree of local cultural identity in the face
of global tourism

12. SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
The ability of a community to
absorb extra people for short
or long periods of time and
continue functioning without
disharmony or social change

13. ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY
• Make optimal use of
environmental resources that
constitute a key element in
tourism development,
maintaining essential ecological
processes and helping to
conserve natural heritage and
biodiversity.

14. ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
• It is the level of
economic gain from any
tourism activity which
needs to be sufficient
to cover the costs of any
special measures
taken to cater for the
tourist and to mitigate the impact of
tourist’s presence

15. REFERENCE LIST
 Jelly Carr, Jan 27, Second in Geography department at St Bees School. Accessed on the 6th march
2014
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http://www.slideshare.net/JellyCarr/sustainable-tourism-16205251?qid=425673c4-bbe4-440e-b4fceaa3f7b0eb15&v=qf1&b=&from_search=6
 Reymarie Oohlala, Dec 01, 2013, sustainable toursm. Accessed on th 6th of march 2014.
Also available at
http://www.slideshare.net/reymarieoohlala/sustainable-tourism28775238?qid=425673c4- bbe4-440eb4fc- eaa3f7b0eb15&v=qf1&b=&from_search=1
 Sharonchu0316, Mar 26, 2011, Sustainable tourism. Acceessed on the 7th of march 2014.
Also available at
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 Iithu Ettan, on Oct 09, 2011. Summer Intern at Cognizant Technology Solutions. Accessed on the 7th
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